The purpose of the King-Chavez-ParksFuture Faculty Fellowship Program is to increase the pool of Native American, Latino, and African American candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in the State of Michigan.

The Program was created by the Michigan State Legislature in 1986 as part of the larger King-Chavez-Parks Initiative designed to stem the downward spiral of college graduation rates for students underrepresented in postsecondary education. Future Faculty Fellows are eligible to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree at the public universities in Michigan. Future Faculty Fellowship graduates are obligated, by signed agreement, to remain in postsecondary faculty teaching or administration in a public or private, 2 or 4 year in-state or out-of-state postsecondary institution for a minimum of three years equivalent full-time. Fellows who do not fulfill the teaching and/or other obligations of their fellowship agreement may be placed in Default, which results in their fellowship converting to a loan (referred to as a KCP Loan) that the Fellow repays to the State of Michigan with interest.

A Master’s recipient can receive a maximum of $20,000 towards their degree and a doctoral student can receive a maximum of $35,000 towards their degree.